Philipponnat Clos des Goisses Juste Rosé 2008

The 2008 vintage of Clos des Goisses Juste Rosé is not yet released, but will be in the coming months. It was disgorged in March of 2019 and is a blend this year of fifty-two percent pinot noir and forty-eight percent chardonnay, so it mirrors the higher percentage of chardonnay in the blend this year that is also found in the non- Rosé Clos des Goisses 2008. The wine is young, properly reserved and absolutely stunning in its potential, offering up a precise and complex nose of tangerine, apple, chalky minerality, patissière, spring flowers and a nice touch of orange blossom as well in the upper register. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied, elegant in profile and tightly-knit today, with a lovely core, great focus and grip, supremely refined mousse and lovely length and grip on the perfectly balanced and nascently complex finish. This is a legend in the making. Drink between 2028-2075

Disgorged in March 2019, the 2008 Extra Brut Clos des Goisses Juste Rosé is a fabulous forthcoming release from Philipponnat, opening in the glass with aromas of rose petals, warm bread, red berries, papaya and spices. On the palate, it's full-bodied, ample and layered, with an incisive spine of acidity, excellent concentration and a tight-knit core, concluding with a long, intense and chalky finish. This is still a very youthful, tensile rosé and patience will be required of anyone hoping to drink it at its peak of maturity.